Bures-sur-Yvette
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Bures-sur-Yvette | |
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Coordinates: 48°41′49″N 2°09′50″E / 48.6969°N 2.1639°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-François Vigier |
Area 1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 9,994 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91122 /91440 |
Elevation | 56–163 m (184–535 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bures-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as Buressois.
Geography
Bures-sur-Yvette is located in the Vallée de Chevreuse on the river Yvette, along which the RER line B is laid. The stations on the line serving the commune are Bures-sur-Yvette and La Hacquinière. Adjacent communes are Orsay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Gometz-le-Châtel, and Les Ulis. The small town is also twinned with Crewkerne UK.
Research
Bures-sur-Yvette hosts the greater part of the Orsay campus of the University of Paris-Sud (Paris XI), as well as the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS).
See also
References
External links
- Bures-sur-Yvette city council website (in French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage Template:Fr icon
- Land use (IAURIF)[permanent dead link] Template:En icon
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